Birch Island wants old rail right-of-way restored to band ownership, pristine state

BIRCH ISLAND—In 2019, Whitefish River First Nation (WRFN) launched a lawsuit against CPKC (a railroad company that resulted from the merger of Canadian Pacific...

Manitoulin Health Centre recruits six new physicians for family health teams

One new physician also joining Gore Bay clinic MANITOULIN—Manitoulin Health Centre (MHC) is thrilled to announce the addition of six new physicians to its local...

Anishinaabe, Haudenosaunee paddlers share friendly canoe trip in territory where they wages war many years ago

WIIKWEMKOONG—Two canoes moved across the morning water like prayers whispered in two languages. Paddles stirred the shoreline silence, each stroke a syllable in a...

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JOY OLIVE MCVEY 

JOY OLIVE MCVEY  (nee Bowerman) March 23, 1947 – June 21,...

JOHN EDWARD HAWKE 

JOHN EDWARD HAWKE  June 13, 1946 - June 11, 2025 With...

BRYAN E. OLNEY

BRYAN E. OLNEY January 3, 1938 - June 13, 2025 In...

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KENNETH FRANK FOGG Time slip by. And life goes on, But from...

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GEORGINA ELLEN HARI  (Ferguson) The family of Georgie Hari invites friends...

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BLAINE NELDER Please join us in gathering to Celebrate the...

EVELYN DORIS BRISCOE

EVELYN DORIS BRISCOE In loving memory of Evelyn Doris Briscoe...

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KEN RAMSEY Family and friends, please join us to Celebrate...

REV. IAIN T. M. MACDONALD

REV. IAIN T. M. MACDONALD August 14, 1937 - May...

ROBERT JAMES WALKER

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